Record



July 21, 1936.

E. K. BOTTLE RECORD Original Filed July 12, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

' ATTORNEYS.

July 21, 1936. E, K B TLE 2,047,947

RECORD Original Filed July 12, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 AWE-.4.

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ATTORNEYS.

Patented July 21,1936

PATENT OFFICE RECORD Edward Kirby Bottle, Elmira, N. Y., assignor, by niesne assignments, to American Sales Book Company, Inc., a corporation of Delaware Application July 12, 1930, Serial No. 467,496 Renewed January 21, 1935 8 Claims.

It is an object of the'invention to provide a rec- 10- rd in which the several superposed layers or sheets will remain in perfect alignment throughout inscribing and subsequent operations, and in which, moreover, an operator, when desiring to separate the several layers, may do so with facility 15 and with no danger of injuring the record.

A further object .of the invention is that of constructing a record requiring'no special training or skill in its proper manipulation, and which record'will also require novmodiflcation of the 20 parts of the inscribing machine in order to accommodate it; the record, moreover, occupy a minimum amount of space and feeding efiiciently through the inscribing station of a machine or otherwise.

An additional object is that of providing a record which may be'manufactured by automatic machinery, and consequently, may be sold at a nominal figure.

With these, and other,'objects in mind, referso ence is had to the attached sheets of drawings,

of-the invention;

v Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken along the lines 3-3 and in the'direction of the arrows of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing a still different formof the invention;

Fig, 51s a transverse sectional view taken along the lines 5-5 and in the direction ofthe arrows of Fig. 4; and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the records as shown in Figs. 2.and 4.

While the present invention may, in many respects, be embodied in virtually any desired type of recoi'd', it preferablyformsa part of a record embracing a superposed series of strips or layers (with or without interleaved carbon) and in which Fig. 2 is a face view showing'a diflerent form' perforations in order to facilitate of its severance into separate piles, with or without the aid of a tearing bar, and, as has been described in previous applications and patents, the strips may be formed with grip-escaping apertures, or other 5 constructions, which will enlarge their general usefulness and contribute to the efficiency of their employment.

Thus, referring primarily to Figs. 1 and 6, there are shown successive piles of inscription-receiving 10 layers which, as indicated at In in Fig. 6, may be in the form of continuous strips, or, as II and I2 in Fig. 1, may include one or more continuous strips upon which separated sheet sets are arranged in pile form. Therefore, the continuous strip ll functions as a support or carrier for the other strips and accordingly may be referred to as a carrier or carrier strip. As also indicated at I3 in the latter figure, one or more of the layers might be formed with extended edge portions providing feeding areas which, in the case of Teletypes or similar machines, may have a series of feed perforations I 4 for cooperation with the teeth of a sprocket or pin wheel, it being understood, however, that any other desired feeding expedient might be resorted to, as, for example, the employment of a more or less conventional friction feed mechanism which cooperates with the feed-arresting apertures indicatedat l5. In any event, the record in each instance is formed with transversely extending lines of fold, so that the piles may be compactly arranged one above the other in zigzag form, and along these lines of fold rows of perforations l6 may be formed in one or more of the layers (according to the construction adopt- 35 red) so that ready severance at these points may be efiected.

It has been found, in manipulating records such as these, that despite the transverse lines of fold-and in the case of fanfold connection along the longitudinal edges of the layersin many instances the layers or sheets of a pile will tend to creep with respect to each other,

- particularly as theymove towards and into the ments an extracting medium is associated.

This medium may take the form of a cord 18 underlying the body of the staple, and by simply grasping the ends of this element, an operator,

by exerting a pull, will effect a removal of the staple without injury to the record, and with the expenditure of minimum effort and time.

Moreover, this construction will in no wise interfere with the passage of the record to and through the inscribing station of a machine, and as long as the cord is not moved, thesheets or layers of the pile will be maintained against any displacement with respect to each other.

Referring to Fig. 2, staples I! pass through the sheets or layers 20 of a record pile, and

more particularly, the arms of'these staples extend through apertures 2| formed at any desired place in the pile. The arms of the staples pierce the bodies ofstrips 22 arranged above, and below the sheet pile, and it will be obvious that, by simply. grasping these strips and moving them in opposite directions, the staples .will tear through one of the same and inove clear of the sheet pile to render the layers of the latter readily removable from each other.

In the form shown in Figs. 4 and 5, in lieu of two strips 22, a single strip 23 is employed which may conveniently be disposed one across the upper face of each pile, and serve as a mounting for the staples 24. The outer ends of the-latter pierce the lower layer and arms extending within the apertures of the upper layers. Obviously, an operator, upon seizing the strip 23, may move the same upwardly, and due to the fact that this strip is preferably formed of a material offering greater resistance to tearing than-the material of the lower inscriptionreceiving strip, the latter will tear through, thus freeing the intervening leaves,

' It will be-observed that the strip apertures as clearly shown in the illustrative embodiments of Figs. 3 and 5, are slightly larger than the at-" taching staples, so that the latter are loosely received within the respective apertures. At the same time, the. staples pierce, in close contact, the upper and the lower attaching plies or strips, thus forming a relatively positive attachment therewithn The attachment of the sheets or strips with the staples afforded by the strip apertures are thus relatively impositive as compared with the attachments to the upper and lower plies. In this manner, the attachments between the record strips are readily terminated when one of the positive attachments of the staple is severed. When the positive connection at one side of the assemblage is thus severed, the opposite terminal strip embodying the other positive connection may serve as a removing device for withdrawing the staple from its strip attaching position.

From the foregoing it will be understood that, among others, the several objects of the invention as herein specifically aforementioned are achieved. It will, moreover, be understood that numerous changes in construction, and rearrangements of the parts might be resorted to tures larger than the staples, the layer opposite without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined by the laims. Having described my'invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:- a

l. A record including a series of attached piles of superposed layers of material, staples extending through said layers to limit relative movements' thereof, mounting strips for said staples 2. A record including a series of attached piles of superposed layersof material, staples extending through said layers to limit relative movements thereof, and pairs of strips for mounting said staples and applied one to the outer and one to the inner face of each pile, said strips being relatively narrow as compared to the length of the piles and being of tougher material than that of the layers, the layers of said piles being formed with apertures larger than said staples and loose- 30 ly receiving the latter.

3. In combination, a record including a pile of sheets, two or more of said sheets having openings in intercepting relation depthwise of the pile, a fastener spaced inwardly from the sheet edges and securing said sheets together and being smaller in diameter than the diameterof said openings and passing into. the latter. a frangible keeper narrower than the sheets of the record and'separate from said sheets and lying across and entirely covering said openings and attached to said fastener and further means positioned beneath said pile for maintaining the fastener in position.

4. In combination, a record including a pile of sheets, two or more of said sheets having openings in intercepting relation depthwise of the pile, at a plurality of points, fasteners loosely lying in the openings at said points respectively, an outer paper binding strip relatively narrow as compared to said sheets and to which said fasteners are attached, said binder being of tougher material than that of said sheets and additional means disposed beneath said pile for positioning said fasteners.

5. In a record assembly, in combination. aserles of attached piles of layers of material, staples extending through said laye s t limit relative movements thereaf, and mounting strips separate from the said material layers and of less extent longitudinally of the assembly than the latter, and applied, one only to each of' said piles, said staples extending through said piles and'strips and through intermediate layer aperto the respective mounting strip having a positive connection with the corresponding staple.-

6. In a record assembly, in combination, a plus Y rality of record sheets in superposed manifolding relation, and each having apertures spaced inwardly from the sheet edges and being equally spaced from each other and similarly positioned inthe several sheets so as-to align respectively with each other at spaced points, spaced-fasteners positioned respectively in the apertures and being materially smaller than the latter, and

flexible attaching paper strips narrower than the record sheets and extending continuously between and respectively overlying the apertures at both sides of the assembly and being respectively attached to said fasteners.

7. In a record assembly, in combination, a plurality of long, continuous manifolding strips in superposed manifolding relation with each other, and each having apertures spaced inwardly from the longitudinal strip edges and being substantially equally longitudinally spaced from each other and similarly positioned in the several strips so as to align respectively with each other at spaced points along the assembly, said strips having longitudinally spaced transverse weakened severance lines'along which the assembly may be divided into sets of superposed leaves, longitudinally spaced fasteners positioned respectively in said apertures and being materially smaller than the latter, and longitudinally spaced, flexible attaching transverse strips respectively overlapping the apertures at both sides of the assembly and being respectively attached to said fasteners which extend through the attaching strips.

8. In a record assembly, in combination, a plurality of long continuous manifoldlng strips in superposed manifolding relation with each other,

one or more of said strips having a longitudinally 'latter, and longitudina ly spaced, flexible attaching strips respectively overlapping and in alignment with the apertures at at least one side of the assembly, and being respectively attached to said fasteners which pass through the attaching strips.

EDWARD mRBY BO'I'I'LE. 

